University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension

foods and nutrition

Food Safety & Preservation

We help consumers and foodservice workers understand recommendations for safe food selection, storage, preparation, preservation and serving.

Food Selection, Buying & Preparation

We help consumers make confident and informed food selection and preparation decisions, considering information about nutrition, food quality, composition and safety, food costs, production methods and processing technologies.

Nutrition & Health

We help consumers of all ages learn more about reducing risk for chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure. We also give guidance on healthy weight control, physical activity and nutritious food selection and preparation.